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GCF5
DePuy Synthes: Orthognathic Virtual Surgical Planning: Intraoral Scanning and an Algorithm for Planning without Dental Models using TRUMATCH® CMF

Wednesday, September 21, 2016
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Location

Mandalay Bay Ballroom J (Mandalay Bay Convention Center)

This is a non-ticketed session.
Speaker:

T. J. Tejera DMD, MD
Fort Myers, FL, USA


CDE/CME Offered: No CE Offered

Synopsis

Virtual surgical planning for orthognathic surgery has become very predictable. The principles are identical to traditional model surgery and template surgery. Virtual planning appears to be at least as precise as the traditional methods. It allows the surgeon to plan cases with a good understanding of the three-dimensional changes that are occurring in the maxilla and the mandible. In addition, the digital impressions that can be merged with the CBCT 3D scan have the potential to replace impressions and dental models and setting of the final occlusion with traditional models. A final occlusion can be set using the existing occlusal tables that can be generated using the DePuy Synthes ProPlan CMF software. This approach saves pre-operative time and eliminates the need to physically mail any materials to the ProPlan CMF clinical engineer, streamlining the time from planning to surgery. Overall, the efficiency in the work-flow requires a minimal lead-time. Once electronic materials are uploaded, the preoperative planning session can be held and the splints and planning materials received within days. We see this as the future of traditional orthognathic model surgery; setting the occlusion with a stone model will most likely be limited to oral maxillofacial training programs for the residents to understand the concepts of orthognathic surgery and the comprehensive planning that is required prior to taking the patient to the operating room. As the resident surgeons grasp these concepts they can then graduate to surgical digital planning, which includes setting the occlusion digitally. This can only benefit patients through more precise, predictable postsurgical facial and occlusal outcomes. The product theater session will demonstrate the use of state of the art software/hardware tools and workflow of virtual surgical treatment planning in orthognathic reconstructive surgery. This will be illustrated with challenging cases from the presenter’s practice, enabling the participants to further their understanding of the versatility of these techniques and how they can positively affect surgical outcomes.

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